SHRIMP CULTURE IN IRAN
Sent: December 22, 1999
From: mehdi shakouri <mehshakouri@yahoo.com>
To: <shrimp@onelist.com>
Shrimp Culture in Iran in a glance
1996
1997 1998 1999
Total head-on production:
162
522 868 1800
Hectares in production:
182
442 620 1250
No. of farms:
38
60 80 140
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Hatcheries:
1996
1997 1998 1999
No. of hatcheries :
4
9 10 17
% of small scale :
0 10 0
10
% of medium scale:
75
80 90 80
% of large scale:
25 10 10
10
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Major species:
1996 1997 1998 1999
% of production
1.P. indicus 80 94 100
100
2.P.semisulcatus20 6 0
*
3.P.merguiensis - - -
*
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Location of farms:
1996
1997 1998 1999
% of hectares in production
Khozestan: 23 30 43
40
Busher : 45 48
33 44
Hormuzgan: 32 20 24
12
Sistan &
Baluchestan: - - -
4
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Location of farm
1996 1997 1998 1999
% of shrimp production
Khozestan : 24 23 40
27
Busher : 36 57
42 58
Hormuzgan : 40 20 18
12
Sistan&
Baluchestan:- -
- 3
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* : Experimental ponds
In 1999:
Total Pls production : 370,000,000 pcs
Total Pls introduced to the ponds : 330,000,000 pcs
Avg. FCR : +/- 2.00
Avg. body weight of shrimp: 14-16 g.
Kind of feed : domestic produced feed, in pellet form,
2 feed mill plants
Disease problems : No
Major problems:
- shortage of wild spawners ( only one source) and
shortage of Pls
- import of raw materials for feed production and
possibility of disease transfer.